(2021-10-03). Forbes Reveals Why the US Government Is Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. dissidentvoice.org Alex Saab is "the key that unlocks the Venezuelan monetary mystery—that is, how a country facing sanctions from the US, the UK and the European Union—is still able to export things like gold and oil…and really the only man who can actually explain how the country [Venezuela] survives today," according to Forbes. The US would …
(2021-10-03). Water Justice for Occupied Palestinians is demanded by UN, as Israeli Squatters Use 87% of Aquifers. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The United Nations High Commission on Human Rights formally reported on Friday on the unjust water situation in the Palestinian West Bank, which is under Israeli military occupation and subject to an illegal colonization effort by Israel to displace the indigenous population with Israeli squatters. A draft of the report …
(2021-10-03). Nicaragua autoriza uso de vacunas anticovid de Cuba. telesurtv.net La agencia reguladora localdio el certificado de uso de emergencia para Soberana 02 y Abdala, vacunas desarrolladas en Cuba.
(2021-10-03). Revolutionary Chavista Leader William Izarra Passes Away. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 1, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, reported of the death of well-known revolutionary leader William Izarra. In his Twitter account, the president wrote: "My deepest regret for the parting of William Izarra, a great and loyal comrade in the revolutionary struggle, friend of our Commander Hugo Chávez. I send my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and dear ones. Hasta la Victoria Siempre William!" | The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, also expressed his condolences. "We regret the sad passing of Commander William Izarra, Ambassador of Venezuela to the Democratic People…
(2021-10-02). Car caravan demands an end to the blockade on Cuba. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) and the Minnesota Cuba Committee held their second rally and car caravan, September 26, demanding the end to the blockade against Cuba. The protest was part of a growing movement which started in Miami and has spread to many cities across the country and around the world. | "We are here today to bring attention to the longest ongoing war against Cuba," said SCOTA member Kim DeFranco. "Why does the U.S. still have a blockade against Cuba? There are no U.S. troops, ships, planes or bombs being sent to Cuba, so what gives? The U.S. has been at war w…
(2021-10-02). Estados Unidos: reflexiones dramáticas en voz alta / EE.UU.: reflexiones dramáticas. workers.org 
Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein El autor es consultor y analista internacional venezolano, y fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y Embajador de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en Nicaragua. En Estados Unidos están ocurriendo algunas cosas sorprendentes, la presidenta de la cámara . . . |
(2021-10-02). ONU insta a garantizar derechos humanos de migrantes haitianos. telesurtv.net Solicita a los Gobiernos que sopesen sus necesidades de protección y permitan su acceso a vías migratorias regulares.
(2021-10-02). Haiti and the Visible Pain of Racism. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García — Sep 28, 2021 | I have fresh in my mind those images of those guards on horseback chasing Haitians with whips at the southern border of the United States just like in the days of slavery. The pictures taken on September 21 scream from the shadows of that country's racist past that still remains today. | The crisis occurred when hundreds of Haitian migrants were trying to cross the border from Ciudad Acuña, in Mexico, to a camp set up under a bridge in the town of Del Rio, Texas. They just wanted to buy food and water, which are basic goods they could not find on the US side. | In that ca…
(2021-10-02). Biden's Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and Trumpian. truthout.org 
Notwithstanding President Joe Biden's promise to pursue a more humane immigration policy than his predecessor, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been illegally expelling Haitian migrants, with the Border Patrol cracking whips and herding them like cattle. When U.S. authorities put them on a plane to Haiti, "they chained us like animals — our hands, feet and waist — and once we arrived, they unchained us so journalists wouldn't see us," one Haitian man told John Oliver on "Last…
(2021-10-02). [Comment] Offline: USA versus China—the growing insanity of our times. thelancet.com Bad as the COVID-19 pandemic has been and continues to be for many countries, it is not the most immediate danger facing humanity. And nor is the climate emergency. Or any other conventionally defined risk to population health. In a recent Brookings Institution conversation with General John E Hyten, Vice-Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, the spectre of a truly menacing threat became clearer—the prospect of an American war with China. A military conflict between these two nations would precipitate immediate violence and longer-term social and economic disruption dwarfing the effects of COVID-19.
(2021-10-02). Full circle in the Balkans: U.S. threatens Bosnian Serbs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. urges Bosnian Serb leader to halt secessionist rhetoric A top U.S. diplomat on Thursday warned the Bosnian Serb leader that his threats to secede from Bosnia could lead to economic isolation of the Serbs who account for nearly a third of Bosnia's population. **** At a news conference on Thursday, Dodik said secession is …
(2021-10-02). ILA President Warns Members Will Not Work Ships Without Crews Aboard. popularresistance.org North Bergen, NJ – Harold J. Daggett, President, International Longshoremen's Association has a message to any shipping companies planning to utilize autonomous container cargo ships without crew: Don't sail them into ILA ports from Maine To Texas, Puerto Rico, and Eastern Canada — they won't be unloaded or loaded by ILA Members! | Media reports in recent week have featured stories from Norway and Japan about companies and shipping lines developing and testing container vessels that will sail with no crew aboard — fully self-piloted," relying on satellite guidance, onboard sensors, and artificial inte…
(2021-10-02). Iranian Army Unveils 'Hormuz' Radar & 'Shams' Air-Defense Simulator (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On October 2, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force (IRIADF) unveiled a new tactical radar and an air-defense simulator. | The new systems were showcased during a ceremony held at the Arm Defense Force Research and Self Sufficiency Organization in the presence of the Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brig. Gen. Alireza Sabahifard. | The new medium-range radar system, dubbed "Hormuz," was designed to detect and identify airborne targets with speed and accuracy. The radar can relay inform…
(2021-10-02). African Bar Association Statement on Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com The following is the statement from the African Bar Association demanding an end to the persecution against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been detained in Cape Verde since June 2020, facing extradition to the United States. | African Bar Demands an End to the Violation of Court Orders and Respect for the Rule of Law in Africa, in the Case of Venezuelan Diplomat, Amb. Alex Saab. | 1) Whereas the Human Rights Council of the African Bar Association met in Abuja Nigeria from September 12th-14th, 2021. | 2) Whereas the Council took a Holistic overview of the violations of Judicial decisions by mostly the Exec…
(2021-10-02). Venezuela: Monetary Reconversion Hit Hard by Currency Speculation. venezuelanalysis.com In contrast to the 2018 redenomination, the Maduro government has not announced any other economic measures.
(2021-10-02). President Maduro Denounces Colombian Terrorist Group Tancol's Infiltration into Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, denounced an infiltration into Venezuelan territory by a Colombian armed drug trafficking group known as Tancol, and called upon the Venezuelan military forces to locate and expel this mercenary organization. | During the commemorative act in honor of the 16th anniversary of the founding of FANB's Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), President Maduro announced that the Bolivarian Shield 2021 will be activated in October. In this regard, he stated that "the Colombian oligarchy's strategy is to infiltrate our country by armed terrorist groups, like the drug trafficker…
(2021-10-02). Stalin González Wants EU to Observe Venezuela's 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com Disagreements seem to be growing among the opposition groups in Venezuela over a European Union electoral observers' delegation to Venezuela. The EU recently confirmed that it will participate as observer in the November 21 regional elections. | While some opposition spokespersons, for example Vente Venezuela leader María Corina Machado, has complained about the decision of the European Union and condemned the measure, others have applauded the approval of the electoral mission. This has been the case of Stalin González, who expressed his satisfaction and congratulated those who have made an "effort" to reach agr…
(2021-10-02). Venezuela's Great Housing Mission Reaches 3,700,000 Homes Milestone. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 1, the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV) celebrated the milestone of 3,700,000 homes constructed and awarded to Venezuelan families, 10 years after the founding of the project in April 2011. | This landmark event was presided over by President Nicolás Maduro, who granted the key to the house and the property title to Yudeisy Moreno, a member of the Miranda Fire Department, and her partner José Gregorio Barrio, who live in the Tomás Lander municipality, in Miranda state. Accompanied by PSUV first combatant and First Lady Cilia Flores, and Governor of Miranda, Héctor Rodríguez, at the event,…
(2021-10-02). Venezuela destaca rol de China en combate contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano destacó el espíritu solidario de China para ayudar a combatir la pandemia.